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PSG has entered the bidding for the Stade de France.
French soccer powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain announced on Friday that the club is competing to purchase the Stade de France, the site of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The present lease for the 81,500-seater stadium, the largest in France, expires on July 1, 2025, so the French government ha...
Prosecutors raid Dentsu as part of their investigation into the Tokyo Olympics
On Friday, Japanese authorities searched the offices of big advertising firm Dentsu, as the probe into the Tokyo Olympics scandal intensified.
Tokyo District Prosecutors and Japan Fair Trade Commission officers were seen entering Dentsu headquarters, according to major local TV channels...
Ad agency CEO and two others arrested in bribery probe related to the Olympics by Tokyo prosecutors
Japanese media reports that the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising business ADK Holdings Inc were arrested on Wednesday by authorities in Tokyo on suspicion of bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Originally concentrated on a former member of the Tokyo 202...
Thai Skier Karen’s Participation in Winter Games Tour
Thailand's cross-country skier, Miss Kren Chanloung, will be the perfect athlete for defining passion for winter sports at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
The temperature difference between Bangkok and China's National Cross-Country Skiing Center in Zhangjiakou is around 50 deg...
Olympic Athletes Catching the Covid-19 Virus
Athletes and officials from international teams arriving in the country for the Beijing Olympics are testing positive for the Covid-19 at a very fast pace.
Local organizers revealed that 11 out of 379 athletes that arrived in China on Monday tested positive. All those who were infected ...
Sports Diplomacy
Sports is a universal language and has been used over the course of history to boost international diplomacy and relations.
Sports diplomacy began with the first Olympics in 776 B.C.
The George Washington University’s director of Sport Management Program, Lisa Delpy Neir...
Thai Athletes to Carry National Flag in Winter Olympics
The Sports Authority of Thailand has announced that four of the country’s athletes will be competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics and raising their national flag in February despite the ban imposed on Thailand by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The governor of SAT, Gongsak Yodmani...
Singapore Sports Community Looking Forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics
The Representatives of the Singapore Sports Community expect the Winter Olympics in Beijing this year to be a great success despite the diplomatic boycott of the event from several countries including the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada.
On Saturday, the Singaporean representatives ex...
WHO Claims Beijing’s Anti-Covid-19 Plan for Winter Olympics Looks Strong
A senior member of the World Health Organization has said that China’s plans to ensure safety at the 2022 Winter Olympics taking place next month look strong.
The emergencies director of WHO, Michael Ryan, did a press conference on Thursday where he said that the health agency in ...
US Snowboard Star Shaun White Uncertain of Participation in Olympics
US Snowboard star Shaun White arrived at Mammoth Mountain with hopes of scoring a place in the Olympic team for the fifth time.
He put a great performance in the qualifying round of the US Grand Prix held on Saturday but decided not to be a part of the finals after facing a linger...
Sports High for Singapore in 2021
Despite the uncertain circumstances during the pandemic, sports in Singapore flourished in 2021. Athletes from various sports served exciting performances and outstanding results on an international scale.
Singapore’s participants in the Olympics and Paralympics in Japan brought h...
Sports in Australia in 2021
Although the year 2021 was spent with headlines revolving around the pandemic and gloom taking over countries, sports in Australia offered hope, unity, and distraction to its citizens. Regardless of the uncertain circumstances, athletes managed to put on a good show.
The Olympics ...
Impacts of the US Boycott of the Winter Olympics
As the United States announces the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in China, tensions between the two countries begin to rise again. The White House has said that it will not send any official delegation to the Olympics as a protest against the viol...
Australian Officials Boycott Winter Olympics to be Held in China
The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison said that given the country’s deteriorating diplomatic relations with China, their officials would not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister said that the Australian athletes, however, wil...
US dignitaries might not attend Beijing Winter Olympics
President Joe Biden said that the United States was thinking of a diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing in February next year. This action might be taken because of China's human rights abuses. This boycott would keep American dignitaries from attending the games no...
Xi Jinping likely to invite Biden for Winter Olympics in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to invite US President Joe Biden, for attending the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. Xi Jinping might invite President Biden when the two leaders meet during the virtual summit next week.
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- Chinese ...
WADA to review their cannabis status
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- World Anti-Doping Agency will review the status of marijuana
- Sha’Carri Richardson gets a 30-day suspension in Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency will review the status of cannabis as one of the banned substances, as US sprinter Sh...
Japan is planning to establish national training centers for ‘urban sports’
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- The sports agency of Japan is planning to establish national training centers
- The national training centers are for skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and BMX freestyle park
The sports agency of Japan is planning to e...
Nearly 1000 candidates are contesting in Japan’s lower house elections 2021
The 49th general elections for the House of Representatives, of Japan are going to be conducted soon. All the political parties are eagerly eyeing the dissolution of the House of Representatives.
The dissolution of the lower house is scheduled to take place after the Olympics and Paraly...
FOLLOWING IOC RULING, SOUTH KOREA TAKES DOWN BANNERS AT OLYMPIC VILLAGE
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• The Japanese flag that portrays a red sun with 16 rays extending outward, is resented by several people in South Korea
According to the statement issued by South Korea’s Olympic committee on Saturday, following a ruling from the Interna...